Director, Cardiac Services

Director Of Cardiac Services

Join Catholic Health, a patient-focused organization, as you take on the innovative role of Director Of Cardiac Services in Buffalo, New York!

The Position

The Director Of Cardiac Services will be responsible for providing strategic planning, on-site leadership, and program development for Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health.

Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director will oversee approximately 105+ FTEs across Recovery / MICU, Non-Invasive, and Cath Lab unit(s).

This leader will collaborate with physicians, staff, and executive leadership to identify methods of enhancing quality, patient experience, throughput, and fiscal management to ensure optimal performance rates throughout the department and organization.

The Director will strive to intensify program development, financial accountability, and quality initiatives, and will closely monitor key metrics to identify areas of improvement to ensure optimal patient care and departmental performance.

Serving as a key member of Vascular Services across Catholic Health entities, the Director will serve as a visible leader and strive to empower departmental staff members by creating positive working relationships, strong communication, and collaborative initiatives to ensure staff, physicians, and leaders are able to achieve common departmental goals.

This leader will be responsible for the development and implementation of clinical programs, collaborating with operational and clinical leaders to analyze, adjust, and optimize interdepartmental operational and fiscal growth.

Ideal candidates will bring extensive knowledge pertaining to CVICU operations / procedures, including familiarity with systems such as Impela and ECMO.

Candidates will ideally bring strong interpersonal, presentation, and leadership skills to effectively drive growth while simultaneously enforcing accountability, innovation, and performance.

Requirements

MSN is required.

Active NYS RN license is required.

A minimum of five years of progressive supervisory experience within a related setting is required.

Management experience within a surgical and / or post-surgical setting is strongly preferred.

Compensation Details

The base salary range for this position is $140,000 to $150,000 annually. In addition, a leader may be eligible for other benefits, including but not limited to health insurance coverage, retirement benefits, and bonuses. The total compensation for the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The base salary range listed above is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

The Organization

Catholic Health in Buffalo, NY is a non-profit healthcare system that provides care to Western New Yorkers across a network of five acute-care hospitals, primary care centers, imaging centers, and several other community ministries.

Driven by its mission, Catholic Health dedicates itself to delivering high-quality, compassionate, and affordable health services to all with special care given to those who are poor and disadvantaged.

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, a proud part of Catholic Health, provides a wide array of services to their community including outstanding Women's, Vascular, Orthopedics, Neuro / Stroke, General Surgery, and Cardiac care.

Founded in 1904, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is committed to upholding exceptional patient care in addition to the core values instilled by the Sisters of Mercy and the Catholic Health organization.

Catholic Health is making the largest investment in its history, dedicating more than $100 million in state-of-the-art technology that will connect its hospitals, home care, long-term care, clinician offices, health centers, and ancillary services with patients throughout the area. This transformational investment marks a major milestone for the healing ministry, which dates back more than 165 years.

In recognition of superior service, Catholic Health has been named as among the top 100 integrated healthcare systems by SDI and is accredited by The Joint Commission. In 2018, Catholic Health was named Healthcare Company of the Year by Buffalo Business First and one of its hospital, Kenmore Mercy Hospital, has received Magnet-designation.

The Community

Buffalo, New York, located on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and the head of the Niagara River, is the second most populous city in the state, after New York City.

The city of Buffalo has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, from a redeveloped waterfront and revitalized neighborhoods to an expanding craft beer scene, and over $1 billion in new investments for local businesses.

Redeveloped from its glory days as the western terminus of the Erie Canal, Canalside hosts more than 1,000 annual eventsfrom summertime concerts and festivals to recreation like ice skating and ice bikes in the winter. Endless fun awaits along this scenic waterfronttry rock climbing at Buffalo RiverWorks, kayaking on the Buffalo River, or sailing on the Spirit of Buffalo.

The iconic Niagara Falls State Park, one of the country's most beautiful and iconic state parks, is only a 30-minute drive from Buffalo.